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Consumption is the largest component of GDP. Since the 1950s, the life cycle and the permanent income models have constituted the main analytical tools to the study of consumption behavior, both at the micro and at the aggregate levels. Since the late 1970s the literature has focused on versions...
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quality of care. It also touches on issues related to insurance and the demand for health care. The paper argues that long …
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paper, we examine demand for health information on the Internet. We find that individuals in poor health are more likely … professionals are more likely to turn to the Internet for health information. Our findings indicate that demand for consumer health …
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discussing the mechanisms by which managed care influences health care providers, concentrating on shifts in market demand and …
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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) increased demand for healthcare across the U.S., but it is unclear … if or how the supply side has responded to meet this demand. In this paper, we take advantage of plausibly exogenous … geographical heterogeneity in the ACA to examine the healthcare education sector's response to increased demand for healthcare …
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patients may affect other patient groups. This paper examines how marginal shifts in the demand for services among the adult …I provide a simple theoretical framework for understanding how changes in the demand for care among adults under 65 may … affect Medicare spending. I then examine how two demand factors-recent coverage eligibility changes for parents and the firm …
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This paper investigates the health of white adolescents, focusing particularly on the roles of family background and preventive medical care. This emphasis is motivated in part by our desire to study adolescent health in the context of the nature-nurture controversy. The findings indicate first,...
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Entitlement programs have become an increasing component of total government spending in the US over the last six decades. To some observers, this growth of the welfare state is excessive and unwarranted. To others, it is a welcome counter-acting force to the rapid increase in income inequality....
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Products with negative externalities are often subject to regulations that limit competition. The single-product case may suggest that it is irrelevant for aggregate welfare whether output is restricted via corrective taxes or limiting competition. However, when products are differentiated...
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How strong are peer effects on the beliefs and spending decisions of individuals? We use a randomized control study in which treated households are told about either average income or debt of individuals like them to assess how peer effects influence their beliefs and spending. The information...
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